Utah’s offense is looking a little different.
The Utes are averaging 53 points and 505 yards per game after bludgeoning Cal Poly and UCLA to start the year.
It has been a far cry from what Utah did last season, when the Utes finished second to last in the Big 12 in total offense.
But Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham says he wants to see more of this one thing from coordinator Jason Beck’s offense moving forward.
“I think it’s off to a pretty good start, [but it’s not been] real explosive, I guess is the proper word,” Whittingham said Monday. “We haven’t had a lot of explosive plays in the throw game.”
Utah’s longest pass against Cal Poly came on a check-down pass from junior quarterback Devon Dampier. Sophomore running back Wayshawn Parker then took it to the house for a 52-yard touchdown.
But Beck and the Utes have struggled to get more wide receivers involved. Tobias Merriweather, Ryan Davis and two-way star Smith Snowden have been Utah’s primary passing targets through two weeks.
Whittingham says he’d like to get another two-way player, Jackson Bennee, more involved in the deep passing game, as well. As Utah’s nickel corner on Saturday, he finished with a pick-six and three pass breakups.
It appears that Utah would also like to utilize him more on offense.
“I think Jackson Bennee needs to become a little more involved in that,” Whittingham said. “That’s why he’s playing over there a portion of the time, is to help us stretch the field vertically.”